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Bankleitzahl 51350025

Sparkasse Gießen, Gießen

Bankleitzahl51350025
InstitutionSparkasse Gießen
Short nameSparkasse Gießen
BICSKGIDE5FXXX
Postcode35347
TownGießen
Statusactive
Successor BLZnone

IBAN structure with this code

A German IBAN is DE, two check digits, the eight-digit Bankleitzahl, then the ten-digit account number. The BLZ is what the register can vouch for; the account number is known only to the bank.

DE43 5135 0025 1000 0000 00

Synthetic example: the account part is a placeholder, this IBAN belongs to nobody. It shows where the code sits inside the IBAN.

What the API answers for this code

The block below is the route's own answer, produced by the same code that serves api.ibanforge.com, on the register as of the date shown. Nothing is edited.

{
  "valid": true,
  "bic": {
    "code": "SKGIDE5FXXX",
    "bank_name": "Sparkasse Gießen",
    "city": "Gießen",
    "source": "Deutsche Bundesbank Bankleitzahlendatei",
    "as_of": "2026-09",
    "basis": "national_register",
    "authoritative": true,
    "lei": "52990037IU0Q6VO1PN63"
  },
  "bank_code_check": {
    "value": "51350025",
    "status": "verified",
    "match": "register",
    "register": "Deutsche Bundesbank Bankleitzahlendatei",
    "authoritative": true,
    "institution": {
      "name": "Sparkasse Gießen",
      "street": null,
      "post_code": "35347",
      "town": "Gießen",
      "country": "DE"
    },
    "as_of": "2026-09"
  },
  "sepa": {
    "member": true,
    "schemes": [
      "SCT",
      "SDD",
      "SCT_INST"
    ],
    "vop_required": true,
    "vop_participant": true,
    "basis": "epc_register"
  },
  "issuer": {
    "type": "bank",
    "name": "Sparkasse Gießen",
    "classification": "default"
  },
  "risk_indicators": {
    "country_risk": "standard",
    "sepa_reachable": true,
    "vop_coverage": true,
    "test_bic": false
  }
}
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Source: Deutsche Bundesbank Bankleitzahlendatei, register as of 2026-09.